Narendra Modi to see Mangalore on Feb 18

Mangalore: The BJP State Unit acknowledged the arrival of Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi to address a mass meeting at the Nehru Maidan on February 18th.

The BJP Vice President M B Bhanuprakash addressed a press meet on Tuesday to inform the public about making the preparations and gearting up for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “The party has formed nine teams for the purpose of campaigns. A total of 54,680 voting booths will be appointed in the stat and more than 40,000 booth agents are appointed by the party to ensure high voter turnout.”, he said.

The door-to-door campaigning sessions have already begun in the district since January 15. The booth level agents are appointed and assigned by the district administration in every district. Mr. Bhanuprakash said that the party will announce it’s candidate list from the state in the coming elections by February 6.

The Mangalore MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel said that there were incessant efforts many a times to disrupt the peace that is prevalent in the district since more than 4 months after the Congress came to power. “The hooligan activities are increasing in the district and the police have failed in prevention of these activities.”, He added.

BJP district president Pratap Simha Nayak, and Vice-President Sulochana Bhat and others were present.